Why the climate crisis is a care crisis – and how we can avert it
Expanding reliance on fossil fuels contains the signature of a system that prioritises profits for the perpetrators of planetary distress, over ensuring our collective well-being.
A Third Way?
Increasingly, with the never-ending burning of fossil fuels, Ground Zero is no longer a single city of any sort, but this planet itself and, whether we’ve already found a third way to destroy ourselves (and so much else) or not, there is something awesomely ominous about our urge to destroy so much with our multiplying versions of fallout.
Millan Millan and the Mystery of the Missing Mediterranean Storms
Welcome to the story of Millan Millan and the Mystery of the Missing Mediterranean Storms, where we follow the over fifty year-long career of noted Mediterranean meteorologist Millan M. Millan, profoundly expanding our view of climate change along the way.
Climate change and the uninsurable future
Insurance is a cornerstone of modern industrial life. Without it much of the daily activity of society would come to a halt. Climate change is threatening the viability of insurance arrangements as it brings on ever more destructive weather.
The future is now: rethinking public ownership
Ursula Huws reflects on the history of ‘prefigurative’ approaches and community ownership models in the UK – and how these can be used to rethink public ownership amid the current cost-of-living crisis.
What makes Vermont so resilient?
What makes Vermont so resilient? Undoubtedly, the most important thing is the people. This is a state of small towns and strong bonds.
Catching Heat from Big Brother: Education and Climate in MAGAland
These “culture war” laws don’t directly address climate. But unless they are struck down, they could permanently limit society’s ability to deal with the climate emergency.
Why are so many Californians homeless?
12% of Americans live in California – but 30% of homeless Americans, and 50% of unsheltered Americans, call California “home.”
Anne Biklé and David Montgomery: “Nourishing the Land and Ourselves”
On this episode, Nate is joined by “free range biologist” Anne Biklé and “broad-minded geologist” David Montgomery – a married duo who have been educating about the link between soil and human health for nearly a decade.
From Treeless Hills to Emerald Woods
In the rainy mountains along Ireland’s west coast, a group of surfers wants to restore a temperate rainforest ecosystem that has been gone for centuries.
‘Worrying News for the Planet’: UN Agency Says Last Week Was Hottest on Record
The World Meteorological Organization said Monday that preliminary data shows last week was the hottest on record, a finding that was widely expected after global temperature records shattered in four consecutive days amid scorching heatwaves.
Offshore windfarms could offer new habitats for lobsters – new research
We are now working alongside the fishing community of north Wales to investigate the abundance of lobsters within existing offshore windfarms. We are aiming to quantify and predict the potential fishing opportunities that may arise from offshore windfarm construction.
